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1、SelectedReadingsfromEnglishNewspapersLearning AimThe Basic Layout of English NewspapersGeneral Features of News EnglishDifferent Styles of News ArticlesThe Significance of Newspaper Reading1.GoodlearningResourcesforEnglishlearnersfortherichvocabulary,whichincludesvariousidioms,commonsayingsanddivers
2、ephrases.The Significance of Newspaper Reading2.EnablethelearnerstoenhancetheirreadingabilitybyprovidingauthenticEnglishlearningmaterial.The Significance of Newspaper Reading 3.Broadenthereadershorizon,beingthemajoraccesstoworldnews.The Significance of Newspaper Reading4.Goodhelperforthelearnerstoim
3、provetheirwritingskill,duetotheexpertuseofvariouswritingtechniqueslikepersonification,ironyetc.infeatures.Brief Introduction of American and British newspapers and magazines美国和英国的日报总数约两千多家两千多家，各种期刊为五千余种五千余种，其中绝大多数是地方性和专业性报刊，全国性大报和杂志为数并不多。下面介绍在美英国内若干有影响的报刊。AmericanmajorpapersTheNewYorkTimesTheWashing
4、tonPostLosAngelesTimesUSATodayTheWallStreetJournalThe Christian Science MonitorInternational Herald Tribune纽约时报华盛顿邮报洛杉矶时报今日美国报华尔街日报基督教科学箴言报国际先驱论坛报AmericanmajorpapersFreePressChicago Sun-TimesNewYorkDailyNewsBostonGlobeDalasMorningNewsSanFranciscoChronicle自由新闻报芝加哥太阳时报纽约每日新闻波士顿环球报达拉斯晨报旧金山纪事报Americanma
5、jornewsmagazinesTimeNewsweekReadersDigestFortuneBusinessWeekFarEasternReview时代周刊新闻周刊读者文摘财富杂志商业周刊远东经济评论AmericanmajornewsmagazinesU.S.NewsandWorldReportSmithsonianStarFamilyCircleAmericanLegionPeopleWeeklyNationalGeographic美国新闻与世界报道史密斯森学会杂志明星家族月刊美国军团人民周刊国家地理杂志Britishnewspapers 英国报刊英国报刊英国报刊发行与美国不尽相同，国内
6、外财团控制的大报业集团的报纸占全英发行量的90%，这些大集团以往又都是集中在伦敦市中心的报业中心“舰队街舰队街”（FleetStreet）。因此，FleetStreet常用来借喻伦敦或英国“报界报界”或“新闻界新闻界”。现在为了改善发行和促进在海外销售，有的已移往伦敦其他地区或城市，甚至海外，如卫报就在德国发行国际版，而金融时报就直接在德国、美国和日本等国印刷发行。英国报纸按风格和内容分为quality/popular/mid-marketpapers,“质量类质量类”报纸是严肃性大开张（broadsheet）的全国性日报，有很高的编辑水平，读者对象是受过较高教育的上层和中产阶级人士。Dail
7、yExpress每日快报、DailyMail每日邮报、DailyMirror每日镜报、DailyStar每日明星报、TheSun太阳报都是“通俗类通俗类”小报，消息不如qualitypapers那样严肃可靠，往往追求轰动效应。如太阳报就以刊登英国王室成员和政界人士的桃色新闻和美女照片而“著称”。其发行量居首位。读者基本是工人阶级和中产阶级。“中间市场类中间市场类”指介于这两者之间的报纸。BritishmajornewspapersTheTimesFinancialTimesTheGuardianTheTelegraphDailyExpressDailyMailDailyStarMorningS
8、tarTheSun泰晤士报金融时报卫报每日电讯报每日快报每日邮报每日明星报太阳报晨星报BritishmajornewsmagazinesWeeklyNewsTheSpectatorTribunePunchFinancePrivateEyeListenerNewStatesmanandSociety每周新闻旁观者论坛笨拙金融周刊私探双周刊听众新政治家和社会http:/ Major News AgenciesA.P.(AssociatedPress)UPI(UnitedPressInternational)Reuters(ReutersNewsAgency)PA(PressAssociation)
9、DPAAFPANSA（美国）美联社（美国）合众社（英国）路透社（英国）报纸联合社（德国）德新社（法国）法新社（意大利）安莎社Majorproviderofnewsfornewspapers,radiosandTVstationsMajor News Agencies 西方报纸、电台和电视等新闻，许多都是由通讯社提供的。下面介绍的是英美四大通讯社。1AP(abbrev.AssociatedPress)(美国)美联社，成立于1848年，总部设在纽约市。1976年就已有1，181家美国日报和约3，462家广播电台和电视台接受该社提供的新闻服务，现在它是世界最大的通讯社世界最大的通讯社。2UPI(ab
10、brev.UnitedPressInternational)(美国)合众国际社，成立于1907年，它开创了一些重要的新闻报道业务，如它于1925年开办了新闻图片等服务。在20世纪70年代末，该社就为100多个国家的4，503家客户服务。它有250多个分社向外提供新闻。3Reuters(abbrev.ReutersNewsAgency)(英国)路透社，1851年由路透(PaulJuliusReuter)创建，总部设在伦敦。它是一家商业性通讯社。20世纪60年代以来，它播发经其压缩的来自诸如中国等国的新闻报道，美国也有几十家报纸定购该社的新闻。现在其业务已遍及全球150多个国家。该社拥有91个国家
11、14，800名职员，1，800名记者，138个分社。4PA(abbrev.PressAssociation)(英国)报纸联合社，它通过该社的新闻（PANews）、体育（PASport）和数据设计(PADataDesign)这三家公司而成为英国的全国新闻社，为报纸、广播电台和电视台提供全方位的新闻和信息服务。Newspaper contents &Sections 报刊内容与版面编排报刊内容与版面编排一般而言，英美报刊常见的新闻报道中有以下这几方面读者感兴趣的内容：1政治与政府(politicsandgovernment)2灾难(disasters)3犯罪与诉讼(crimeandcourts)4
12、商业(business)5罢工、示威游行及纠纷(strikes,demonstratesanddisputes)6战争和恐怖主义活动(warandterrorism)7环境(environment)8名人(famouspeople)9体育(sports)10.娱乐(entertainments)Newspaper contents &SectionsNewsFeaturesSportsBusinessEditorial/OP-EdClassifiedsScienceandTechnologyLifeHealthEntertainment新闻版专题报道版/特写体育版财经版社论版/专栏版分类广告版
13、科技版生活版医疗保健版娱乐版Reading ExercisesPassage 1 Kerry Blasts Bush Iraq “mistake” Democrat presidential hopeful John Kerry has accused President Bush of failing to do enough to get the world support needed to win peace in Iraq. In a weekly radio address to Democrats Mr. Kerry said the Bush administration ha
14、s to change its strategy in Iraq. This month has seen a surge of violence and kidnappings of foreigners in Iraq, including an American soldier. Jordans King Abdullah has said the presence of US troops in Iraq has led to great animosity in the Arab. The King, in the US for talks with Mr. Bush, said t
15、he feeling “being felt toward the United States around the region and around the world is not a healthy one.” “Stubborn” Reading ExercisesMeanwhile, Mr. Kerry called for a new UN-backed mission to help rebuild Iraq, with a Nato security force under US command keeping order. The president may not wan
16、t to admit mistakes, but his choices in Iraq have so far produced a tragedy of errors,” he said. “Staying the course does not mean stubbornly holding to the wrong course.”In the address, taped in Pittsburgh, on Friday, he added: “The failure of the administration to internationalize the conflict has
17、 lost us time, momentum and credibility and made America less safe.”(According to) the BBCs Jannat Jalil, in Washington, this is an attempt by John Kerry, just seven months before an election thats too close to call, to show how he would deal with the mounting violence and casualties in Iraq.Reading
18、 Exercises1Whoisthearticleabout?A)GeorgeW.BushB)KingAbdullahC)JohnKerryD)JannatJalil2.HowdidKerrymakehisstatements?A)inaweeklyradioaddressB)inanexclusiveinterviewC)onalatenighttalkshowD)onaweb-basedinterview3KingAbullahisthekingofwhatcountry?IraqB)AfghanistansC)JordanD)SyriaReading ExercisesChooseth
19、eCorrectAnswer4.Thekingbelievesthat,A)peopleintheMiddle-eastadoreAmericansB)middle-easternpeoplewelcomethepresenceofAmericansoldiersC)violenceandkidnappingsarenotimportantD)thepresenceofUStroopshascausedgreatresentmentamongMiddle-easternpeople.5Animositymeanswhat?A)animal-likeB)hostilityC)adorationD
20、)happiness6Asynonymforstubborniswhat?A)pig-headedB)craftyC)wiseD)open-minded7WheredidKerryrecordhisaddress?A)WashingtonD.C.B)SanFranciscoC)PittsburgD)FallujahReading Exercises8.TheelectionforthepresidentoftheUSisdescribedasbeing“tooclosetocall”,whatdoesthismean?A)TheelectionwillhappensoonB)bothsides
21、haveanequalchanceofwinningC)bettingontheresultsisnotallowedDtheelectionwillhappeninRichmond9.Mr.KerryreferstoUSTroops“keepingorder”,whatdoeshemean?A)maintainingapeacefulsocietyB)givingorderstoIraqipeopleC)makinglistsandfilesD)noneoftheaboveKeys to Article 1. C A C D B A C B AThe Major Difficulties o
22、f Reading English Newspapers1.thespecialwritingstylewhichoftengoesagainstthenormalgrammarwillposegreatobstacleforlearnersbecauseitalwaysstrivestocontaintherichestinformationinasfewwordsaspossible.The Major Difficulties of Reading English Newspapers2.NewsEnglishisrichinpuns(双关)，overtones(弦外之音)，andvar
23、iouswordgamesbymeansofpolysemy(一词多义),synonym(同义词)andantinomy(反义词).The Major Difficulties of Reading English Newspapers3.Westernjournalistsliketoquotetheclassicsintheirreports,solackofnecessaryculturalbackgroundknowledgewillleadtoconfusion.ExampleSofar,theEuropeanCommissioniswaryof（谨慎的）encouragingGyp
24、siestopresentthemselvesasanation.Thatmight,itisfeared,openaPandorasboxalreadycontainingBasques,Corsicansandotherawkwardpeoples.(TheEconomist)Basques巴斯克人，居住在西班牙北部比利牛斯山区。曾多次举行大规模游行示威要求脱离西班牙政府，实行自治。ExampleSofar,theEuropeanCommissioniswaryofencouragingGypsiestopresentthemselvesasanation.Thatmight,itisfe
25、ared,openaPandorasboxalreadycontainingBasques,Corsicansandotherawkwardpeoples.(TheEconomist)Corsicans科西嘉人。科西嘉岛是地中海中的岛屿，1769年被强行并入法国领土；拿破仑一世的出生地。自从被侵占后，科西嘉人从未停止民族独立运动。ExampleSofar,theEuropeanCommissioniswaryofencouragingGypsiestopresentthemselvesasanation.Thatmight,itisfeared,openaPandoras boxalready
26、containingBasques,Corsicansandotherawkwardpeoples.(TheEconomist)Pandoras box潘多拉之魔盒潘多拉之魔盒，典出希腊神话。比喻“灾难之源灾难之源”或“由于不明智的干预而引起许多难以解决的复杂问题”。ExampleTheidea of Marchloomsasacrucialtime.PollsterRichardWirthlinandCounsellorEdMeesehavewarnedthepresidentthatjustaboutnowPresidentCarterbegantoyieldtooutsideclamor
27、.Helosthispowerthroughretreat（退却）andvacillation（动摇犹豫）.(Time)“idea of March”指古罗马日历的三月十五日，比喻“危险即将危险即将来临的日期来临的日期”。典出莎士比亚悲剧JuliusCaesar(裘力斯恺撒)。Essential Techniques for Reading English News1.FamiliaritywithnewsEnglishvocabulary.Essential Techniques for Reading English Newsexamplerun,race,juice,measure,Sp
28、eaker,chemistry,establishment,takeawalk,gofishing,highprofile,dry,wet,Heblinked,ImafamilymanmaymeanrespectivelyindailyEnglish“跑”、“竞赛”、“汁”、“措施”、“发言人”、“化学”、“建立”、“散步”、“去钓鱼”、“高姿态”、“干”、“湿”、“他眨了眨眼”、和“我是一个有家室的人”。EssentialTechniquesforReadingEnglishNewsexamplerun,race,juice,measure,Speaker,chemistry,establi
29、shment,takeawalk,gofishing,highprofile,dry,wet,Heblinked,ImafamilymanmaymeanrespectivelyindailyEnglishButinnewsEnglishthesewordsmaymeanrespectively:“竞选”、“竞选”、“神通”、“议案”、“议长”、“（人际）关系”、“权势集团”、“退党”、“与党离心离德”、“引人注目或公开的”、英国保守党中的“强硬派”、“温和派”、“他顶不住而退让了”、和“我是一个治家有方、治国有道的人”。Essential Techniques for Reading Engl
30、ish News 2.Accumulationofvariousworldknowledgeishighlyimportant.ExampleRepublicansnarrowlyretainedcontroloftheHouseinNovember.ThenewSenatewillbesplit50-50,andwillincludeMr.Lieberman.But any ties will be broken by the new vice president, Mr. Cheney.TheInternationalHeraldTribune在十一月大选后组成的新一届国会中，共和党仍勉强
31、控制着众议院。在参议院，两党平分秋色，各占50席，而且民主党议员中还包括落选的副总统候选人利伯曼。然而，如果如果在表决中票数相等而出现相持不下的局面时，在表决中票数相等而出现相持不下的局面时，新任副总统切尼先生会打破这种僵局新任副总统切尼先生会打破这种僵局ExampleRepublicansnarrowlyretainedcontroloftheHouseinNovember.ThenewSenatewillbesplit50-50,andwillincludeMr.Lieberman.Butanytieswillbebrokenbythenewvicepresident,Mr.Cheney.
32、TheInternationalHeraldTribune美国宪法规定，参议院主席参议院主席（President of the Senate)一职由副一职由副总统兼任，在表决出现相持不下的局总统兼任，在表决出现相持不下的局面时，他才有投票权。面时，他才有投票权。Reading ExercisesEU expansion: The end of the beginning BBC,News,April5,2004 ByJamesArnorld ItmaysmackofclichtopointoutthatexpansionoftheEuropeanUnionisnottheendofaproce
33、ssbutratherastationalongtheway.Forthepastdecadeabatchof(mainlyex-communist)Europeanstateshavebeenreturningtheirlaws,upgradingtheirbureaucracies,sellingoffstatepropertyandgenerallyaligningtheireconomiesascloselyaspossibletoEUnorms.TheirentryintotheEUisasignthatthisprocesshasbeensuccessful.Butonlyyup（
34、yes)toapoint.Withafewslickexceptions.CentralEuropedoesnotlookorfeelWesternyet,andthedeeperyoudigintotheregionspoliticalandeconomicstructurethemoreobviousitbecomesthattheprocessofcatchinguphasbarelybegun.Reading ExercisesLabourmarketsarearguablythebest-knownareaofconcern.Theissuerunsmuchdeeperthanthe
35、currentmigrationscarcity,however.Inthelongerterm,CentralEuropeistornbetweentwoconflictingworries:thatBrussels-mandatedderegulationcouldcostthousandsofjobs;andthatfussyGermen-styleLabourrulecouldputoffinvestorswhovaluetheregionsflexibilityandlowcosts.Mosttricky-andarguablyleastpublicized-ofallisthere
36、gionsprogresstowardsadoptingtheeuro.CentralEuropeiskeenontheeuro:somearepeggedtoit.Theeurozonesfiscalandmonetarycriteriaarenottoomuchofastretchformostnewmembers,especiallysincetherewillbeatleastanothertwoyearsbeforetheycanjoin.AndCentralEuropesextensivetradelinkswiththeWestareseenasanindicatorthatit
37、seconomiesareinlockstep.Reading Exercises1.Whatdoestheheadlinemean?a).Thatthegoal_theend_isbeginningtohappenb).ThebeginningmomentoftheEUexpansionisendingc)TheEUisbeginningtoendd)ThefinalexpansionoftheEUiscomplete2.Whydoesthewritersay,“maysmackofclich”?a).itmightseemunimportantb).Thestatementmaybeobv
38、iousc).Hisstatementisnotaclichd).Hisarticlemightbeboring3.HowhavethenationsofCentralEuropebeenaligningthemselveswithEUNorms?a).revisinglawsandregulationsb).modernizinggovernmentalorganizationsc).sheddinggovernmentownedrealestatesd）alloftheabove.Reading Exercises4.WhydoesCentralEuropeattractinvestors
39、?a).flexibilityandlow-costb).prevalenceofsmokestackindustriesc).German-styledlabourrulesd)Highunemployment5.Thephrase“couldputoffinvestors”,whatisasynonymfor“putoff”?a)attractb)placec)takeawayd)repel6.CentralEuropeancountriesare:a)eagertohavetheeuroastheircurrency.b)afraidtolosetheirnationalcurrenci
40、es.c)devotedtotheideasofnationalismassymbolizedbynationalcurrenciesd)indifferenttotheeuroReading Exercises7.HowlongbeforeCentralEuropemayjointheeurozone?a)immediatelyb)uponjoiningtheEUc)in2006d)theycannot8.Anotherwaytosay“thedeeperyoudig”?a)higheryouclimbb)themoreyouinvestigatec)longeryouthinkd)fath
41、eryouwalk9Whatare“smokestackindustries”?a).industriesthatmakesmokestacksb)industriesthatlooklikesmokestacksc)Heavilypollutingindustriesd)nuclearreactorsKeys to Article 2 : b b d a d a c b c Reading ExerciseRupee sinks against dollar Khozem Merchant, Bombay Directions: Read the following news article
42、s and try to get the general features of News EnglishThe Indian rupee sank to an all-time low against the US dollar yesterday after concerns over the rising price of oil, the countrys costliest import. Oil prices have touched 10- year highs in recent days. The Nepali rupee, which is fixed against th
43、e Indian currency, also fell to a fresh low against the dollar. The Indian rupee has weakened by about 6.6 per cent since January. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) tried to calm the markets but as in last months bout of rupee nervousness, the impact of the central banks attempts to reassure markets w
44、as short-lived. After a brief spurt, the rupee weakened following the RBIs assurances that domestic oil companies foreign exchanges needs would be fully met.ReadingExerciseReading twoColombian Sent to U.S. for DrugTrial BOGOTA, ColombiaTheallegedleaderofoneofColombiasmostpowerfuldrugcartelswassentye
45、sterdaytotheUnitedStatestostandtrial,daysafterdrugdealersthreatenedviolenceifauthoritiescarriedouttheextradition.SecurityforcesescortedAlbertoOrfandezGamboaontothetarmacatBogotasinternationalairport,whereheboardedaU.S.DrugEnforcementAdministrationplane,saidPresidentAndresPastrana.U.S.authoritiessayG
46、amboa,44,istheheadofaninternationaldrugtraffickingandmoneylaunderingorganizationheadquarteredinBarranquillaonColombiasCaribbeancoast.HefaceschargesinU.S.DistrictCourtinManhattanthatheconspiredtoimportanddistributethousandsofpoundsofcocainefromColombiatoNewYorkandotherU.S.destinations.Heisalsoaccused
47、ofsmugglingcocainetoEuropeandconspiringtolaundermillionsofdollarsindrugprofits.ReadingExercise. GamboaisthethirdColombianPastranahasextraditedtotheUnitedStatestofacedrugchargesinthepastninemonths,followinga10-yearmoratorium.Garnboasextraditioncomesthreedaysafteranewspaperadpaidforbyabandofdrugdealer
48、sknownastheOurCountryMovementthreatenedtoassassinatejudgesandgovernmentofficialsunlessauthoritiesreversedtheirdecision.Meanwhile,theU.S.governmentyesterdayaddedtwootherColombianstoitslistof524individualsandcompaniessuspectedofdrugtraffickingandbannedfromdoingbusinessintheUnitedStates.ArcangeldeJesusHenaoMontoyaandJuanCarlosRamirezAbadiaareresponsibleforhugevolumesofdrugsthathaveenteredtheUnitedStates,theTreasuryDepartmentsaid.(AssociatedPress)ReadingExercise
